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According to court documents, Sturgill was arrested after her daughter was found with "a black eye, new and old bruising scattered over her entire body, bite marks and loss of hair due to pulling in out."

The documents state that the girl was also suffering from low weight, low BMI and that Sturgill didn't seek medical attention.

WLWT News 5's Courtis Fuller said he learned that Hamilton County had started an investigation into Sturgill in April. Her children were taken from her home on July 1, Fuller said.

Sturgill's neighbor, Deb Robson, said the 7-year-old girl asked her for food.

"(She was) asking for something for her and her sister to eat: anything they saw, raw meat, anything they could find," Robson said. "She kept on saying she was going to get her kids back, go to rehab and all that stuff and never done nothing."

Robson said she wasn't surprised to hear about Sturgill's arrest, "I've been waiting for it. Something was going to happen sooner or later."

Sturgill was previously convicted on a similar charge in Kentucky, Fuller said.

Sturgill said recently on her Facebook page that she is currently pregnant. Her two children remain in foster care.